As an honorary office, the Honorary Consulate General of Ireland in Stuttgart (honorary consul Dr. Wolfgang Häfele) supports Irish nationals and promotes contacts with Ireland in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse. For passports and visas, the Irish Consulate General in Munich is responsible.
Contact Details
| Address | Meßstetterstraße 8, 70567 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 711 35 16 07 10 |
| Fax | +49 711 45 60 64 7 |
| irish.consulate.stuttgart@t-online.de | |
| Head of Mission | Dr. Wolfgang Häfele, Honorary Consul General |
| Consular district | Baden-Württemberg and Hesse |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Tuesday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Wednesday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Thursday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Friday | 09:30 - 12:30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Stuttgart
Honorary consul general Dr. Wolfgang Häfele represents Ireland in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse. The office is open every weekday morning.
Where do I apply for a passport or visa?
Irish passports are applied for mainly online through the Passport Online service of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Consular help in Baden-Württemberg is otherwise provided by the Irish Consulate General in Munich.
Contact details of the Irish Consulate General in Munich, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Brienner Straße 45 a–d, Design Offices München Campus Königsplatz, 80333 München, Germany
- Telephone: +49 89 2620 17 33 05
- Email: munich@dfa.ie
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–17:00
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Ireland and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Irish citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates and embassies in Stuttgart
48 other countries are represented in Stuttgart, among them: Italy (consulate general), Japan (honorary), Kazakhstan (honorary), Luxembourg (honorary), Malawi (honorary), Malta (honorary), Mauritius (honorary), Moldova (honorary), Monaco (honorary), Mongolia (honorary), Montenegro (honorary), Namibia (honorary), Netherlands (honorary), Niger (honorary), Norway (honorary), Paraguay (honorary), Philippines (honorary), Portugal (consulate general), Romania (consulate general), Serbia (consulate general). The full list of all 49 missions is on the overview page for Germany.
Irish missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Stuttgart, the nearest other Irish office is the Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main (about 150 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Stuttgart.
- Berlin (510 km) – Embassy of Ireland
- Frankfurt am Main (150 km) – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Munich (190 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg)
- Bergisch Gladbach (290 km) – Honorary Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Hamburg (530 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Stuttgart – Honorary Consulate General (Baden-Württemberg and Hesse) (this page)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Ireland in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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